nuzzle

Other forms of nuzzle

past tense

nuzzled·

present participle

nuzzling·

third person

nuzzles·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about nuzzle

What does nuzzle mean?

nuzzle means "move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in nuzzle?

nuzzle has 2 syllables: nuz-zle. The stress falls on "nuz". In IPA it is /ˈnʌzəl/.

What is another word for nuzzle?

Close synonyms include cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, draw close. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nuzzle a common word?

nuzzle is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.